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View Poll Results: What is your opinion of Participation Trophies?
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I'm a miserable old curmudgeon and I hate them; along with Christmas and Halloween
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I can take them or leave them. It's up to the organization.
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I like the idea, especially for younger kids. They put in the effort; just like the winners
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09-12-2019, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz
Way to create completely unbiased poll selections.
THIS is how a person nullifies any value that their opinion has: by being so heavily biased in one direction that nobody would ever ask, "What do you think?"
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I am continually amazed by how many here lack a sense of humor. The selections were meant to be humorous, but that doesn't seem to work on this forum
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09-12-2019, 06:13 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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09-12-2019, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mostpost
I am continually amazed by how many here lack a sense of humor. The selections were meant to be humorous, but that doesn't seem to work on this forum
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I'm continually amazed that you haven't figured out by now that "many here" don't care much for how leftists have redefined "humor".
A little Geritol in the morning at at bedtime might eventually help you to get up to speed. 
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09-12-2019, 07:22 PM
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Out-of-town Jasper
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So, has anyone here ever received a participation trophy? If so what did you do with it. Did you display it proudly or put it in the back of your closet?
I got a non-participation ribbon for being the only person in my age group to show up for a tennis tournament. I buried it in a drawer. Other than that the only participation award I got was a high school diploma.
My mother got a participation bowling trophy back in the 60s with a delightfully snarky engraving, "Last place Champs".
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09-13-2019, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by therussmeister
So, has anyone here ever received a participation trophy? If so what did you do with it. Did you display it proudly or put it in the back of your closet?
I got a non-participation ribbon for being the only person in my age group to show up for a tennis tournament. I buried it in a drawer. Other than that the only participation award I got was a high school diploma.
My mother got a participation bowling trophy back in the 60s with a delightfully snarky engraving, "Last place Champs".
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I received one from a soccer team when I was ten and enjoyed looking at it, as it was the only trophy I had. Never played soccer again no idea where it is now.
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09-13-2019, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by therussmeister
So, has anyone here ever received a participation trophy? If so what did you do with it. Did you display it proudly or put it in the back of your closet?
I got a non-participation ribbon for being the only person in my age group to show up for a tennis tournament. I buried it in a drawer. Other than that the only participation award I got was a high school diploma.
My mother got a participation bowling trophy back in the 60s with a delightfully snarky engraving, "Last place Champs".
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Are you saying your HS diploma is fake because your grades weren't high enough to warrant a diploma?
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09-13-2019, 04:40 PM
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I got one for bowling once.
On my team, one guy got a trophy for best average score.
Another got one for most improved bowler.
The third got one for highest 3 game total of the year.
Mine said "Best Team Picker!"
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09-13-2019, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by boxcar
Are you saying your HS diploma is fake because your grades weren't high enough to warrant a diploma?
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No, I'm saying I was smart enough to graduate whilst barely participating. I was never serious about anything until I found horseracing at age 29.
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09-13-2019, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom
I got one for bowling once.
On my team, one guy got a trophy for best average score.
Another got one for most improved bowler.
The third got one for highest 3 game total of the year.
Mine said "Best Team Picker!"
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Picking the "best team" is the most important skill of all...IMO. I didn't realize this until I started betting on sports.
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09-14-2019, 06:23 AM
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Back in the day, I was a runner, never won any race, but have plenty of participation medals. Still have some of them and cherish the memories.
Trophys however are for winners.
Don’t want something not earned.
I love competive sports and there are winners and losers.
Some kids need reinforcement so I have mixed feeling on participation trophies.
Allan
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